it s 7:00 in the morning in singapore, and 4am 5am in pakistan where the government says a third of the country is now under water. millions of homes are now destroyed and much of its richest farmland is now flooded. the disaster has killed over 1,100 people and affected 33 million and the catastrophe isn t over water is still surging down the indus river and will flood the low lying sindh province even further over the next few days. latest reports say 45% of the country s cotton crop has been washed away. pumza fihlani reports from the city of sakur. a moment of quiet in the middle of chaos. inside a crowded hall, families that have been displaced by the floods in northern pakistan have found temporary refuge. for many, it was a narrow escape. translation: our houses have collapsed because - of the floods. we had a home and it was enough for us. now all our belongings are buried under 12 13 feet of water. when i left with my children, i saw my house collapse. the river
wherever you arejoining me from around the world, once again a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. you know, we have seen lots of massive disruptions to the global economy in the last few years. the pandemic shut the world down and now war and sanctions are driving prices up. but before covid, the world of workers was going through another disruption and a digital one at that. technology companies were launching platforms like uber, justeat and deliveroo where people could work for less than an hour if they chose, rather than sign contracts for work for years. companies worth billions have been created leaving regulators and competitors running to catch up. statistics in this sector are difficult to come by. one american survey found that one in three workers in the united states are now freelance and their numbers the great resignation, following the pandemic. in india an official government think tank thinks there will be more than 23 million workers in the gig econom
scientists are trying to identify why thousands of fish have died in a river between poland and germany. the remains of what could be the largest dinosaur ever discovered in europe, have been found in a back garden in portugal. jimmy anderson strikes at old trafford as england look to level up the series against south africa. we ll have the latest from manchester in the sport. good afternoon. the chancellor nadim zahawi has said the country is in a national economic emergency which could last for 2 years, leaving even middle income earners in need of support. his comments come as another minister defended the deferral of an announcement on further government help with energy bills, untila new prime minister is in place. yesterday, the regulator, ofgem, announced an 80% rise in the energy price cap from october, taking the average annual household bill to more than £3,500. here s marc ashdown. help is coming. that s the message from the chancellor on rocketing energy bi
the boss of the australian based work platform, airtasker and the man leading the policy to regulate the sector, european commissioner, nicholas schmit. also on the show i am going to be talking about supply chains, and the economic pressures of doing business in turkey where inflation is running at 80%. companies. i have got the big bosses of the company which owns companies. where ever you arejoining me from around the world, once again a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. you know, we have seen lots of massive disruptions to the global economy in the last few years. the pandemic shut the world down and now war and sanctions are driving prices up. but before covid, the world of workers was going through another disruption and digital one at that. technology companies were launching platforms like uber, just eat and deliveroo where people can work for less than an hour if they chose, rather than sign contracts for work for years. companies work millions left regulator
Let s go and take a look at what is on the show. the cost of living is going up, so are the numbers of us taking on super temporary work. if you have hailed an uber or ordered food from an app, the person who delivered it was working in the so called gig economy. more than the quarter of the world work in temporary employment. so what does this massive disruption means forjobs, and society? i m going to be talking the gig economy with these two. there they are. the boss of the australian based work platform airtasker and the man leading the policies to regulate the sector, european commissioner, nicholas schmit. also on the show i am going to be talking about supply chains, prices and the economic pressures of doing business in turkey where inflation is running at 80%. i ve got the big boss of the whitegoods company arcelik which owns brands like becco and grundig.